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Nursing Mothers Protest at Toys R Us
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cloddy
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Nursing Mothers Protest at Toys R Us
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BREASTS 'R' US RALLY
By PATRICK WHITE
September 22, 2006 -- You might call it teat for tat.
About 40 breast-feeding moms packed the sidewalk
outside Toys "R" Us in Times Square yesterday to
protest the store's alleged mistreatment of a woman
who said staffers tried to stop her from nursing her
infant there.
"We live in a city where women can walk around
half-naked, but if a woman wants to breast-feed in
public, everyone gets uncomfortable," said Chana
Frydman
Chelsi Meyerson, 29, alleges that on Sept. 11, she was
nursing her 7-month- old son, Mason, in Toys "R" Us
when staffers told her it was "inappropriate" to
breast-feed in the store. She said they told her to go
to the basement.
Meyerson took part in the rally yesterday.
Toys "R" Us spokeswoman Kathleen Waugh disputed her
account. She said Meyerson was approached once by a
store employee who asked her if she would be more
comfortable in the store's private nursing room.
"Her story, it's not what we found in our internal
review. We have a companywide policy that supports
nursing anywhere," Waugh said.
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Re: Nursing Mothers Protest at Toys R Us
Hmm, i dontl knwo about TOys are us but I BF'eed at BRU many times. They have lovely little room especially for those purposes... I would never just sit myself in the middle of the store and start doing it. So much better to go into a private place with a nice glider
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| Posted 9/22/06 4:03 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: Nursing Mothers Protest at Toys R Us
While I preferred to nurse in a private spot (not because of the book but because of my flabby belly) I have many friends who are comfortable doing it wherever and I see nothing wrong with it.
If they in fact asked her to move that is wrong. If someone was just being nice and offering a more comfortable place for her then no big deal. There was the same controversy with Victoria's Secret a while back. I guess I just don't see what the big deal is with BFing in public. If you don't like it then don't look. A nursing mom really doesn't want a stranger staring at her anyway.
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| Posted 9/22/06 4:08 PM |
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KangaMom
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Re: Nursing Mothers Protest at Toys R Us
Posted by cloddy
"We live in a city where women can walk around
half-naked, but if a woman wants to breast-feed in
public, everyone gets uncomfortable," said Chana
Frydman
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This is SO true, sad but true!
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| Posted 9/22/06 6:11 PM |
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